Global Distribution Of Sodium On The Moon’s Surface: Scientists from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have mapped out the global distribution of sodium on the Moon’s surface. They used the CLASS instrument (Chandrayaan-2 large area soft X-ray spectrometer) carried by the second Indian Moon mission, Chandrayaan-2. There are sodium atoms that are weakly bound […]
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Mahabaleshwar Temple Corridor
Mahabaleshwar Temple Corridor: PM will inaugurate the Mahakaleshwar Temple Corridor project, worth ₹856 crores. The corridor measures over 900 metres in length and will house around 200 statues and murals of lord Shiva and goddess Shakti, among other religious figures. It will help make Ujjain the central node for promoting religious tourism to connect people […]
Mainstreaming Biodiversity In Forestry Report: FAO
Mainstreaming Biodiversity In Forestry Report: FAO Food and Agriculture Organization’s recently released report titled “Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Forestry Report”, integrating biodiversity into such ‘production forests’ is paramount. Recommendations of the Report: Recognizing the forest tenure of Indigenous Peoples and local communities, with emphasis on enhancing the equitable sharing of benefits. Preventing the conversion of natural […]
International Girl Child Day
International Girl Child Day: International Girl Child Day is celebrated on October 11. The International Day of the Girl Child aims to raise awareness about the importance and potential girls hold as the future of our society. It focuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face and to promote girls’ empowerment and […]
Forex Reserves
Forex Reserves: Reserve Bank of India (RBI), India’s forex reserves have fallen by USD 110 billion in the last 13 months. Current Scenario: India’s forex reserves have fallen by USD 110 billion since September 2021 where it stood at a record high of USD 642.45 billion. It needs to be noted that Indian rupee is […]
Conference On B20 Indonesia Global Dialogue
Conference On B20 Indonesia Global Dialogue: Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) recently hosted Conference on B20 Indonesia Global Dialogue in partnership with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi. The aim is to align the perspectives of Indian industry with the policy recommendations of B20 Indonesia. This conference would set […]
4th Heli-India Summit 2022
4th Heli-India Summit 2022: Minister of Civil Aviation, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia recently inaugurated 4th Heli-India Summit 2022. During the summit the Minister announced 3 new projects for enhancing the helicopter sector in the country which includes HEMS and fractional ownership. Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS): It is called Project Sanjeevani by deploying a helicopter […]
Nobel Prize In Economics 2022
Nobel Prize In Economics 2022: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Economics to Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig. Ben S. Bernanke, Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Economics for research on banks and financial crises. According to […]
Automatic Exchange Of Information
Automatic Exchange Of Information: India has received the fourth set of Swiss bank account details of its nationals and organisations as part of an annual information exchange, under which Switzerland has shared particulars of nearly 34 lakh financial accounts with 101 countries. This is the fourth tranche of information that India has received from Switzerland […]
Nord Stream Pipelines
Nord Stream Pipelines: Leaks were found in the pipelines comprising the Nord Stream pipelines (Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2) located near Denmark and Sweden. The leaks happened just before the ceremonial launch of the Baltic Pipe carrying gas from Norway to Poland, which is an effort by Poland to decrease its dependence on […]
